Previously on Swarming the gods
He needed time!
The zerg was desperate for it even if he would have to coax the groups around into bombarding him!
Thus he used the same trick from before having the zerglings under him to act as his armor and weapon as a large alien hand emerged from the ground reaching for the Xiao elder.
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While the Cultivators were distracted the Alpha Zerg merged the large being before dragging the hostage with him.
Ling Tianni acted fast enough to cleave off the large hand however while it did prevent it from grabbing the target it didn't stop it from hitting the Xiao elder with the rest of the arm!
*BAM!*
The sound of a small explosion went off, and as for the Xiao member, he got sent flying quite some distance away.
Blivet then used a move that these cultivators would remember for a very long time.
when his hostage was submerged a large number of copies of Ling Wu's face emerged as they all cried out to be saved, in the same voice and the same words.
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in a warped voice of ling wu that seemed to be suffering called out to his grandfather!
Upon seeing this Ling Tianni didn't know what to do as he was trying so hard not to panic at the sudden changes as this alone was like a knife to his heart!
His grandchild was taken inside the body of this large beast and now his face is on the outside of the body, and there was more than one!
So how was he supposed to deal with this situation that has never been heard of even more so never experienced until now?
As this wasn't an illusion he had some artifacts to make sure of that!
Ling Tianni fears that he might harm the very person he came to protect but at the same time what if it was a trick and Ling Wu was dead being one of the few family members that he cared for?
One of the elders from the burning Heaven sect called Fen Jintian bellowed out in his own self-righteous way as he unleashed his might.
"The boy has been eaten it is too late for him, attack this demon that threatens our lands!"
The man drew his blade then pointed it towards the combined zergs before summoning flames that took the form of an eastern dragon encircling it as a scorching heatwave burst forth, burning the greenery around him; the dragon made of flames flew towards the target as the wind whistled due to the heat and speed!
The flames hit their target everyone expected the howls of an injured beast to follow however, what they heard instead was the wails of a young man instead the kind that can make their skin crawl even more for a certain old man!
"AhhaaAAAAHHHH!"
These screams were like a long blade digging deeper into Ling Tianni's heart.
He was furious but also hesitant and confused.
But it didn't stop there as one of the cultivators from the group of women joined in, firing off a wave of ice that looked similar to a wave of water that began to free the outer layer as the heart-wrenching screams grew louder and in number.
At this moment Ling Tianni was feeling bitter, so bitter as the screams left him with little choice.
Was it really Ling Wu screaming?
Was the monster tricking him?
But you know what?
So what if it isn't him!
So what if the child became a monster!
Now he HAD to protect him!
Even if he must become enemies with everyone here!
That burning heavens sect bastard harmed his kin!?
As well as a bitch from the Frozen Cloud Asgard!?
Due to confusion and fury taking hold of his heart.
While he wasn't very smart, he was a man of action!
Not a man of schemes and meticulous planning!
Since he wasn't willing to risk a child of his blood dying until he was absolutely sure!
He fired two lightning blades, one towards the source that made the fire blast the old man into the ground!
And the other forced the woman to retreat some distance away!
As for the old man from HBS, aka heavenly burning sect, when he crashed into the ground the old man made a rather unhealthy...
"Gueh!"
Ling Tianni called out towards the tower of flesh covered by the faces of his grandchild!
"Ling wu, hang in there! I will save you soon!"
He had a solemn look on his face as the woman who managed to block his attack asked coldly.
"Ling Tianni, have you lost your mind!? That monster ate your child! We must kill it!"
He replied, full of bloodlust, finally firm with his decision.
"no, you will not! He is still alive! His life jade is still intact!"
He followed instinct more than anything, and from what he felt, if they managed to kill this monster, it would take Ling Wu with it!
He will not take that chance.
This was actually true since Blivet hadn't killed the man; he just connected his nerves to feel the pain that Ling Wu would feel while disabling his ability to move, to hear, to see, making him the perfect hostage in this situation.
The words that Ling Tianni spoke affected everyone there deeply, as they could only do so much.
Yet an aggravating voice called out to them so nonchalantly.
"is that all you got? Your grandpa here is waiting for more! attack me more come on, I want to hear this pathetic fool scream and squeal more!"
Since he somewhat had the upper hand, blivet wanted to milk it as much as he could.
His taunts grew more and more demeaning as each and every one of them had their face change color at least four or five times from the raining insults ling Tianni was included.
Until finally, the message he had been waiting for had arrived.
"We're done with the base. Get your ass back here!"
Blivet was delighted, but the question was how the hell was he going to do that?
Looking at the faces of all the people here, they sure as hell aren't letting that come about so easily!
He insulted them so much that they wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood!
Thus he decided to go out with a BANG even if he had to disobey the queen's command, her being safe would be worth this next action.
The large figure that the major sects now hated so much shrunk until they saw a humanoid monster holding a man by the neck.
Blivet decided to egg them on.
"well, Ling Tianni and you lousy mutts, while it has been fun, sadly, you guys really sucked, so I'm leaving."
The people that surrounded Blivet tensed up, getting themselves ready to strike at a moment's notice
the Zerg then tossed the man toward his grandfather with some spiteful words
"Here, you can have him since he lost his usefulness"
When Ling Wu was close to His grandpa, the others released their attacks in full blast as if trying to erase their target's existence.
But his parting words made Ling Tianni's heart sink before he snapped his fingers with a burst of mocking and boisterous laughter.
"here's my parting gift HAHAHAHAHA!"
With the sound of a snap, Ling Wu's body exploded....!
Within a split second, a blade pierced Blivet through the chest, slamming him into the ground.
Silent ruthlessness was all that Ling Tianni showed as he stared down at the one that killed his grandson while he was somewhat injured from the explosion earlier.
However, a chuckle full of delight could only be heard as no sense of fear or despair came with it.
Why?
He accomplished his goal; he did something for his beloved queen.
Even if a surge of qi began tearing his insides apart, even if they made him suffer endlessly, he was satisfied.
As the rest of the cultivators came closer, to soon have a piece of him.
He simply sneered as he reached for the sky, then proclaimed loudly in a now distorted voice...
"FOR THE SWARM!!!"
If he can't beat them, at least he will damage them enough to make them retreat, as his everything will be for the queen.
But it will be a pity not to enjoy her scent one last time...
The rest of the zerglings came from out of the ground near or under the cultivators, bringing forth a symphony of explosions; he will leave them a little something they can remember him by!